. >> how likely is it that john would have been concerned about the end times? >> apostle john was the last of the 12 disciples of jesus alive when he wrote it. here's a church expecting its lord to come back but he hasn't yet. there's this yearning in the community and suffering. from the island of patmos received a revelation from god that he wrote down and that was disstem mated. >> john's revelation was received through angels while he was held captive by the romance for preaching the gospel. jews also at odds. >> the majority believed it was so unliveable now here on this earth, with conquerers and economics, everything was going wrong. >> the professor is a biblical scholar who studies ancient apocalyptic writings. >> they can find meaning here the meaning has to be there because the human cannot exist without some kind of hope. >> just over 60 years ago the dead sea scrolls from discovered. the earliest copies were found. >> they were copied here our earliest copies from here. >> 10 commandments were among the documents. >> people living here, believed th